The examiners for this rural examination live in the courtyard in the southeast corner of the government office. The rural examination has ended, and they will return one after another in the next few days.
A man in mysterious clothes hurriedly entered one of the rooms. As soon as he entered the room, he immediately closed the door.
As soon as the man sitting in front of the desk saw the visitor, he immediately stood up and asked, "How is it?"
The man in black clothes said solemnly: "Sir! I don't think Su Yizhao is willing to give up. Although he didn't make a fuss on the spot, I'm sure he was thinking of countermeasures."
Then the man in Xuanyi described in detail what had just happened, and also recounted the reactions of the candidates present, making the man sitting in front of the desk feel his heart sink.
"Sir, Su Yizhao is a descendant of the Su family. This matter is a bit difficult to handle!"
This gentleman was none other than the examiner Ren Shulin. The words of the man in black clothes made him regret it. He should have known better then that he should not have been so obsessed with doing such a sinister thing.
It was also he who was attracted by the big cake drawn by the Chief Assistant, but the cake was not delicious. If you are not careful, your future will be small, and the life of the whole family will be the real risk.
But after a while, he felt that wealth was in danger. If he didn't show his loyalty at this time, he would lose a great opportunity.
"There's no rush! Mr. Chief Assistant said there is still a backup plan. As long as Su Yizhao is completely suppressed, this matter is nothing."
Lord Ren was walking back and forth in the study, feeling very anxious in his heart. Now he was just waiting for Lord Chief Assistant to take action, and he had already done everything he needed to do.
Sighing, if Su Yizhao was just from an ordinary family, then this matter would be easier to handle, but it is a pity that Su Yizhao was from the Su family.
It was the two of them who bumped into each other. If Su Yizhao had ended up three years later, this would not have happened.
In the final analysis, one still has to be powerful, which strengthens Mr. Ren's determination to climb up.
"Sir! I just found out what you asked me to inquire about."
In the courtyard to the south of the backyard of the government office, Lin Jiaoyu waved and immediately said: "Speak quickly!"
Lin Jiaoyu's face became more and more solemn as he listened to his entourage's words.
"I've read that article, how can I be cynical about it? They are all examples of past events, and I have been very careful."
Lin Jiaoyu murmured to himself, feeling very dissatisfied at the same time.
He has learned that the person who wrote such a good article is a descendant of the Su family, named Su Yizhao.
However, at such a young age, with such great literary talents and insights, he will definitely occupy a place in the court in the future.
However, such a talented and beautiful person has just finished the provincial examination and is being suppressed like this?
Relying on the Holy Family to dominate the court, this assistant is stretching his hands longer and longer. Just because Meng Lingxi is his closed disciple, others are not allowed to cross Meng Lingxi?
To act like this would be a bit too overbearing.
No matter how angry he was, he suddenly stopped when he thought of his identity. In the final analysis, he was just a Confucian teacher!
There are also those examiners who, like the chief examiner Ren Shulin, are officials in the court, and they both serve in the Hanlin Academy. Ren Shulin is still their superior, so they all have a tacit understanding, and it can be said that officials and officials protect each other.
Compared to the already declining Su family, they are more willing to move closer to the powerful chief minister.
He felt sorry for Su Yizhao's talent, but there was nothing he could do.
Su Yizhao didn't care whether Su Yijue would tell the second old master and the others about this, and turned around and returned to his yard.
Because she felt that the second old master and the others would not redress her grievances. After all, they were the chief assistants, and in the end they would persuade her to accept the disadvantage of being dumb.
After returning to the yard, Su Yizhao began to practice calligraphy.
This is her habit when thinking. Practicing calligraphy can help her concentrate and calm down quickly.
The first person who can do this must be the examiner. One of the examiners is Ren Shulin. As mentioned before, this person is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and comes from a poor scholarly family.
The other examiner, Qi Bin, was a editor at the Hanlin Academy, a subordinate of Ren Shulin, and came from a poor family.
She had inquired about these two people before, but they had no connection with the chief minister.
But power fascinates the eye, and wealth moves people's hearts.
She just doesn't know which of these two people is the one who is harmful to her. Or maybe, both of them have been bribed.
Su Yizhao thought for a while and suddenly felt a shock all over. If he just acted like this, there would be a high risk of overturning and the examiner would definitely be implicated.
In other words, they still have a backup plan.
If this is the case, then Su Yizhao must think of countermeasures and take action as soon as possible, otherwise he will be very passive.
"Servant! Prepare the carriage, I want to leave the house."
In just half a day, Su Yizhao's article spread among the literati. There were different opinions for a while, and Su Yizhao and Meng Lingxi were once pushed to the forefront.
Many candidates expressed their dissatisfaction with Su Yizhao, saying that the position of Xie Yuan belongs to him.
The rumors were very unfavorable to the Meng family, and even Meng Shunlin was so anxious that the corners of his mouth froze.
"Great Elder, what should we do?"
The elder frowned, "Why are you panicking? We have already ranked in the provincial examination. Is it possible that we can still get Xi'er's Jieyuan back?"
"But if you leave those messages alone, will they reach the ears of the supervisory censor? Or even directly to Tianting. You know that the emperor is very concerned about the imperial examination..."
"Okay!" Before Meng Shunlin could finish speaking, he was stopped by the great elder shouting loudly.
"How can you speak lies? Do you think that the Chief Minister will have no backup plan? I have been immersed in the court for many years, would I have thought of this? Let's just wait, so as not to ruin their plan."
The eldest elder glanced at Meng Shunlin with some disappointment. This clan nephew usually seemed quite steady, but he couldn't help himself!
If he had entered the officialdom and had been so impatient, he would have been eaten by those jackals, tigers and leopards long ago until all his bones were left.
Meng Shunlin is not even as good as Xi'er. It seems that the hexagrams show well, and Xi'er is the hope for the prosperity of the Meng family.
At this moment, Meng Lingxi had woken up, his face was a little pale, and his mind kept recalling the previous scene outside the Gongyuan, and his eyes suddenly turned red with anger.
It turns out that in the teacher's mind, he also felt that he was no better than Su Yizhao, otherwise he would not have acted like this.
This was a big blow to him.
When she thought of those people's disdainful and suspicious eyes, Meng Lingxi wanted to crawl into a hole.
"Sir! I just heard the news. There are already rumors outside that the article Su Yizhao wrote outside the Gongyuan is fake. It was not the article he wrote during the exam at all."
Suddenly a follower ran into the yard and reported to the anxious Meng Shunlin.
Meng Shunlin felt relieved, and then said ecstatically: "Seriously? Where is the article? Is there a copy of it?"
Meng Lingxi, who was resting in bed, was startled when he heard this, then looked out the window with a complicated expression, and laughed to himself.
At this time, rumors that were unfavorable to Su Yizhao were circulating everywhere in Beiyuan Mansion. The wind suddenly changed and the news spread quickly.
Su Yijue was in a hurry, and he went to Su Yizhao's yard in a hurry.
Without waiting for Platycodon to report, he pushed open the study door and saw Su Yizhao painting.
He was so anxious that he couldn't help but speak uncontrollably.
"There are rumors going against you everywhere, but you still have the heart to paint? Are you unintentional or have you accepted your fate?"